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[BroadwayWorld]( Connecticut Daily Newsletter Apr. 18, 2024 Connecticut Shows [Leslie Odom, Jr. in Broadway]( [Leslie Odom, Jr.]( Ridgefield Playhouse (Runs 4/18) [Pixel] [The Crucible in Broadway]( [The Crucible]( Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU (Runs 4/19 - 4/28) [Pixel] VIDEOS [The Play That Goes Wrong in Broadway]( [The Play That Goes Wrong]( Center Stage Theatre (Runs 4/19 - 4/28) [Pixel] [Kinky Boots in Broadway]( [Kinky Boots]( Opera House Players (Runs 5/3 - 5/19) [Lewis Carroll’s ALICE'S ADVENTURES in Broadway]( [Lewis Carroll’s ALICE'S ADVENTURES]( Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park (Runs 4/26 - 5/12) [Mean Girls in Broadway]( [Mean Girls]( Palace Theater (Runs 5/18 - 5/19) [Changes in Latitude: The Premier Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show in Broadway]( [Changes in Latitude: The Premier Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show]( The Little Theatre of Manchester (Runs 5/24) [Whose Barn Is It Anyway? At Theater Barn April 26th! in Broadway]( [Whose Barn Is It Anyway? At Theater Barn April 26th!]( Ridgefield Theater Barn (Runs 4/26) [A Complicated Woman in Broadway]( [A Complicated Woman]( The Terris Theatre (Runs 5/10 - 6/2) [Five Women Wearing the Same Dress in Broadway]( [Five Women Wearing the Same Dress]( Drama Works Theatre Company (Runs 4/26 - 5/5) [View More Shows]( | [Feature Your Show Here]( [Long Wharf Theatre Reveals Lineup For 60th Anniversary Season]( [Spacer] [] [Long Wharf Theatre Reveals Lineup For 60th Anniversary Season]( Long Wharf Theatre has announced its 20242025 season, with the theme Building Our Future Together. The 60th anniversary season is the theatre's second under its innovative new production model of presenting works across Greater New Haven to strengthe... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Artist of Color Accelerate Fellow Sarah Ghonaim Will Present Developmental Reading of GENIES IN A BOTTLE]( [Spacer] [] [Artist of Color Accelerate Fellow Sarah Ghonaim Will Present Developmental Reading of GENIES IN A BOTTLE]( The developmental play reading of Sarah Ghonaim’s GENIES IN A BOTTLE will be held at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford, CT on April 26th & 27th at 8pm, and April 28th at 7pm. Individual tickets are $10, general admission. Underwriter tickets are $50... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Playhouse On Park's 15th Main Stage Season Continues With The Connecticut Premiere Of TONI STONE]( [Spacer] [] [Playhouse On Park's 15th Main Stage Season Continues With The Connecticut Premiere Of TONI STONE]( TONI STONE by Lydia R. Diamond will run at Playhouse on Park from May 29 to June 16, 2024. ... [Read Article]( [fb]( [New Paradigm Theatre Chooses Three Literacy Nonprofit Community Partners For Production of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY]( [Spacer] [] [New Paradigm Theatre Chooses Three Literacy Nonprofit Community Partners For Production of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY]( New Paradigm Theatre has chosen three community nonprofits that echoes the themes in their upcoming live theatre production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Claire Kretzschmar Appointed Artistic Director of Ballet Hartford]( [Spacer] [] [Claire Kretzschmar Appointed Artistic Director of Ballet Hartford]( Ballet Hartford has announced that Claire Kretzschmar will be joining the company as Artistic Director in August 2024! Leyna Doran, who has directed the company since 2019, will be stepping into the role of Executive Director at Ballet Hartford. ... [Read Article]( [fb]( BWW Quick Poll Are you interested in purchasing an electric vehicle? [Yes]( [No]( [] [The Palace Brings Original Works to Life for Local High School Playwrights]( [Spacer] [The Palace Brings Original Works to Life for Local High School Playwrights](  On April 22, three high school students will experience the joy of live theatre in a whole new way – as playwrights. Dylan Alter (of Ossining, NY), Myli Bruno (of Mamaroneck, NY), and Ben Souza (of Shelton, CT) were named winners of The Palace Theat... [Read Article]( [fb]( [ALL THINGS EQUAL Comes to Westport Country Playhouse in May]( [Spacer] [ALL THINGS EQUAL Comes to Westport Country Playhouse in May]( Westport Country Playhouse will present “All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” a one-woman play written by Tony Award-winning playwright Rupert Holmes and directed by Laley Lippard, for three performances, Friday and Saturday... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Kevin Hart Brings ACTING MY AGE Tour To Mohegan Sun Arena In July 19]( [Spacer] [Kevin Hart Brings ACTING MY AGE Tour To Mohegan Sun Arena In July 19]( Join Kevin Hart at Mohegan Sun Arena for his ACTING MY AGE TOUR on July 19th.... [Read Article]( [fb]( [The Palace Theatre Names Winners of the 2024 Ernie DiMattia Emerging Young Artist Awards]( [Spacer] [The Palace Theatre Names Winners of the 2024 Ernie DiMattia Emerging Young Artist Awards]( High school playwrights Dylan Alter, Myli Bruno, and Ben Souza win The Palace Theatre's 2024 Ernie DiMattia Emerging Young Artist Awards. Watch their original one-act plays come to life with professional staged readings at The Palace in Stamford.... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Spotlight: INTO THE WOODS/GODSPELL JR. at Rising Stars Performing Arts]( [Spacer] [Spotlight: INTO THE WOODS/GODSPELL JR. at Rising Stars Performing Arts]( Lights up on... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Video: First Look At Goodspeed's THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD]( [Spacer] [Video: First Look At Goodspeed's THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD]( Watch highlights from Goodspeed's The Mystery of Edwin Drood in an all-new video! Goodspeed Musicals is presenting The Mystery of Edwin Drood as its first production of the 2024 season - now on stage through June 2nd in East Haddam, Conn. ... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Review: GHOST: THE MUSICAL at Music Theatre of Connecticut]( [Spacer] [Review: GHOST: THE MUSICAL at Music Theatre of Connecticut]( GHOST: THE MUSICAL closes 37th season at Music Theatre Of Connecticut with a heartwarming story.... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Review: SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD brings The Bard to Brookfield Theatre For The Arts]( [Spacer] [Review: SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD brings The Bard to Brookfield Theatre For The Arts]( What do you get when you cross a stage director, a burgeoning film industry, exotic plants, and time-travelling characters? Why, you get Shakespeare in Hollywood! This play is a riotous time for Shakespeare nerds and People-Who’ve-Never-Read-Shakespe... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Interview: MARY TESTA of TENDERNESS AND GRATITUDE at Westport Country Playhouse]( [Spacer] [Interview: MARY TESTA of TENDERNESS AND GRATITUDE at Westport Country Playhouse]( The legendary Mary Testa is coming to the Westport Country Playhouse on April 15 for one night only.... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Photos: First Look at the North American Tour of THE KITE RUNNER]( [Spacer] [Photos: First Look at the North American Tour of THE KITE RUNNER]( All new photos have been released from the North American tour of THE KITE RUNNER, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini’s internationally best-selling novel.... [Read Article]( [fb]( [ad]( [ad]( Hot Broadway News This Week [Olivier Awards 2024: The Full List of Winners]( [Spacer] [Olivier Awards 2024: The Full List of Winners]( The biggest stars of London theatre gathered today at the Royal Albert Hall for the Olivier Awards 2024, hosted by Hannah Waddingham. Find out about Sunset Boulevard and the night's other big winners! ... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Stage and Screen Actor Ron Thompson Passes Away at 83]( [Spacer] [Stage and Screen Actor Ron Thompson Passes Away at 83]( Actor Ron Thompson has passed away. Learn more about Thompson's life and work.... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Patti LuPone Will Return to Broadway in THE ROOMMATE Opposite Mia Farrow]( [Spacer] [Patti LuPone Will Return to Broadway in THE ROOMMATE Opposite Mia Farrow]( Patti LuPone is headed back to Broadway this year! She will star opposite Mia Farrow in Jen Silverman's new play, The Roommate. Learn more here!... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Review Roundup: LEMPICKA Opens on Broadway]( [Spacer] [Review Roundup: LEMPICKA Opens on Broadway]( Lempicka, the new musical portrait of artist Tamara de Lempicka, opened on Broadway tonight, Sunday, April 14 at the Longacre Theatre. See what the critics had to say here!... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Review Roundup: THE OUTSIDERS Opens On Broadway]( [Spacer] [Review Roundup: THE OUTSIDERS Opens On Broadway]( S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders has made the jump from page to stage and is opening on Broadway tonight at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The critics stopped by to see what the musical take on the literary classic has in store for audiences! Read the rev... [Read Article]( [fb]( [Why So Many New Broadway Shows? The 2024 Spring Season By the Numbers]( [Spacer] [Why So Many New Broadway Shows? The 2024 Spring Season By the Numbers]( If you've been following this Broadway season and have been getting a sneaking suspicion that the spring calendar (see below) is looking a little bit crazy, you're not wrong... Between January 1 and the end of this Broadway season, 21 new plays and m... [Read Article]( [fb]( All Materials-Copyright 2024 Wisdom Digital Media, LLC. Contact the Webmaster e-mail: mailsupport@broadwayworld.com Wisdom Digital Media, 1001 Avenue of the Americas 11th Floor, NY NY 10018 [Tracking Pixel][Click here]( to unsubscribe.[Google Pixel]